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WiseUSA '08 - A Global Meditation Program Aimed at Influencing the American

Election
Millions of People Participate in Subtle Activism Starting Oct. 1st to Call
Forth Wise Leadership in America
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Gaiafield
Center for Subtle Activism (GCSA), sponsored by the California Institute of
Integral Studies (CIIS), announces the launch of WiseUSA '08, a non-partisan,
free global meditation and prayer program to run from October 1st to November
6th 2008, designed to draw forth wise leadership from both politicians and
citizens during and beyond the U.S. presidential election.
By using leading-edge Internet technologies to link millions of people from
around the world in meditation and prayer during the U.S. electoral process,
WiseUSA '08 calls upon Americans to use their deepest wisdom as they consider
and cast their votes for President this November.
Since the outcome of the upcoming U.S. election will affect the rest of the
world, this program also invites the global community to support the American
people in this process.
"The WiseUSA '08 event is evidence of a new kind of spiritually-grounded,
grass-roots, international and tech-savvy civic engagement," says Sean Kelly,
Ph.D., chairman of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at
CIIS and co-founder of GCSA. "It asks people to actively participate in the
American political process from the deepest place of wisdom, beyond
geographical boundaries and even the partisan divide."

It is estimated that more than a million people from around the world will
participate either in public gatherings or from their own homes in
teleconferences/audio webcasts, interactive web discussions or as part of
their personal practice. During the teleconferences and web-discussions
participants will learn about and apply "subtle activism," discuss what it
means to live from a place of wisdom, and explore other ideas about what can
be done to support the emergence of wisdom in American politics and daily
life.

"Many people believe that there is a rising global consciousness -- an

understanding that we are all connected and therefore responsible for each
other. WiseUSA '08 is designed to call on that interconnectedness for the
highest purpose and deepest wisdom of the American people," said David Nicol,
Director of GCSA. "The desire for harmony, abundance, safety and freedom
crosses political lines, so together as a group of Americans we will meditate
and pray for a wise outcome," Nicol continued.
Event Detail
The program starts on Wednesday, October 1st with a series of teleconferences
and audio webcasts featuring spiritual teachers from around the world. It will
culminate in a 13 day intensive program that runs from October 25th to
November 6th. This interactive program will peak on November 2, 2008 in a
Global Ceremony featuring meditation, prayer and music which will
simultaneously bring together public gatherings in Washington D.C., San Jose,
and other major cities. These locations will be linked by videoconference and
the event will be broadcast live online to hundreds of groups and tens of
thousands of individuals worldwide.

Featured speakers include: Marianne Williamson, Gabriel Cousens M.D., Alfredo

Sfeir-Younis, Dattatreya Siva Baba, David Spangler, Lynne Twist, Corinne
McLaughlin, Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian, Max Simon, and more.
Partnering Organizations

WiseUSA '08 is co-produced by many leading non-profit organizations including:

CommonPassion.org, World Peace Prayer Society, Culture of Peace Initiative,
Vessels of Peace, Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, wisdomoftheworld.com and
Zambuling Institute for Human Transformation and is artistically directed by
Emmy Award winning composer, Gary Malkin.
About Gaiafield and Subtle Activism

The Gaiafield Center for Subtle Activism was launched in June of 2008 as an
action research center to advance the study and practice of subtle activism.
Subtle activism is defined as a spiritual or consciousness practice, such as
prayer, meditation, ritual or ecstatic dance - intended to exert a subtle
healing influence on the world at large. The concept of subtle activism is
based on the idea that all things in the universe are, at the most fundamental
level, related and interconnected, a perspective that is emerging in a wide
variety of intellectual disciplines -- from quantum physics, to ecology, to
economics. Subtle activism also builds on the new picture of consciousness
emerging from various fields of studies, where consciousness is understood as
a non-local field in which humans are embedded, rather than a mere
epiphenomenon of biological processes located in individual human brains.
In this view, humans are not fundamentally separate from the field around them
and are continually being influenced by it and, through our focused thoughts,
intentions, and states of mind, can have an influence on this field. GCSA aims
to connect people around the world through love, compassion, and awakened
consciousness to support collective healing and positive social change.

The Intention
Participants will be asked to focus on the following intention in their daily
practice of meditation and prayer: We, the people, the ancestors of our great,
great grandchildren call forth the deepest wisdom and highest compassion from
the heart and soul of America, for the benefit of the entire Earth community
and the next seven generations. May wisdom prevail in the USA. May peace
prevail on Earth.

Additional information
For more details about or for specific information about the events visit:
www.gaiafield.net or contact David Nicol -- dnicol@ciis.edu
510-525-9516/510-299-5698 or
Joseph Giove -- jgiove@commonpassion.org 925 215 4017.
To see the trailer visit -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCzffrwiZ5E .

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